Sven counter and synergy picks
Pick Sven with Wraith King to increase win-rate from 48.7% to 57.3% or against Chen to increase win-rate to 57.9% in Patch 7.38c.
Good with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
8.6% | |
3.2% | |
3.2% | |
2.9% | |
2.8% | |
2.7% | |
2.7% | |
2.7% | |
2.6% | |
2.4% | |
2.3% | |
2.2% | |
2.2% | |
2.1% | |
2.1% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Vacuum groups enemies up so Sven can cleave them all down with God's Strength and Great Cleave.
Reverse Polarity into Cleave equals instant team wipe. Plus, Empower boosts Sven’s farming and cleave damage even more.
Her root and AoE slow help lock enemies down for Sven to burst, and her aura keeps him topped up on mana for extended fights.
...counter items [up-to-date]
A core Boots upgrade that allows you to toggle between stats for different use. Changing it to AGI will allow you to refill that health and mana you are missing as well as providing more attack speed, toggle to STR to survive longer or potentially in danger, and INT for mana regen. When using consumables, keep your boots on AGI as it lowers your health and mana pool and more will be replenished upon using.
A core item to give you some much needed sustainability through lifesteal and quickly clear creep waves and neutral creep stacks thanks to the great attack speed it provides, which also helps your ultimate God's Strength to quickly tear down enemy heroes.
A core item to quickly close the gap on enemy heroes and burst them down in the Storm Hammer stun duration. Make sure you activate Gods Strength before Blinking into fights to do massive damage with right clicks.
A core item perfect for Sven as he does insane amounts of damage but is susceptible to being kited and disabled. This will prevent the enemies from disabling you so you can stay on top of them with God's Strength and tear them down. In addition it provides decent damage.
A powerful Crystalys upgrade that amplifies Sven’s right-click burst. Its high crit synergy with Great Cleave lets him deal massive damage not just to his target, but to everyone behind it.
Good against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▼ |
|---|---|
9.2% | |
7.2% | |
5.9% | |
5.3% | |
4.9% | |
4.8% | |
4.6% | |
4.5% | |
4.3% | |
4.2% | |
4.2% | |
4.0% | |
3.9% | |
3.9% | |
3.8% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Great Cleave and God's Strength cuts through Phantom Lancer's illusions in no time.
Storm Hammer's AoE stun will hit Phantom Lancer and his illusions.
Great Cleave can clear Spiderlings very quickly, and give Sven lot of gold.
Warcry shields Sven and his allies against Broodmother and her Spiderlings.
Great Cleave is very effective against Chaos Knight's illusions.
Storm Hammer's radius can catch all of Chaos Knight's illusions at once, especially after Reality Rift.
Warcry shields Sven and his teammates against Chaos Knight's physical damage output.
Bad against...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-9.0% | |
-5.5% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.3% | |
-4.0% | |
-3.9% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.6% | |
-3.2% | |
-3.1% | |
-2.7% | |
-2.7% | |
-2.3% |
...based on gameplay [up-to-date]
Razors high movement speed will kite and Static Link will sap Sven's insane attack damage, and it even goes through Black King Bar.
Mana Shield makes it very hard for Sven to burst her within Storm Hammer's stun duration.
Stone Gaze makes it very difficult for Sven to fight Medusa at any stage of the game.
Berserker's Call prevents Sven from bursting his targets before Axe can interfere. The worst kind of opponent for Sven is one who can stop him from attacking who he wants to, which is exactly what Axe does.
Culling Blade may finish off Sven before he has the chance to lifesteal or run with Warcry. Axe is a very common Blade Mail carrier which will make very short work of a Sven with God's Strength activated.
...counter items [up-to-date]
Gives you tankiness to take less damage from Sven right clicks and trade HP more effectively. Also helps match his armor gain from Warcry.
Lets you block jungle camps from spawning to slow down Sven's farm speed.
Lets you reflect Storm Hammer back onto Sven to stun him back and foil his initiation.
Lets you reflect Sven's high damage back to him and possibly kill him if he does not stop attacking you.
Lets you kite Sven by putting some distance between him and yourself with Hurricane Thrust and hit him from range.
Provides evasion and lets you disarm to and prevent him from right clicking freely in fights.
Lets you kite Sven through invisibility to avoid getting bursted. Also lets you close the gap on him to burst him down at the start of the fight.
Lets you kite Sven by protecting yourself or an ally against his right clicks through invisibility.
Lets you kite Sven by protecting yourself against his right clicks in Ethereal form.
Lets you kite Sven by pushing yourself or an ally away from him when stunned by Storm Hammer.
Lets you dispel Warcry off Sven to take away his armor and mobility. Also lets you dodge the Storm Hammer stun and damage by Cycloning yourself.
Gives you an instant disable against Sven to burst him down in its duration before he can impact fights or stun you with Storm Hammer to get away.
Lets you save an ally from Sven's right clicks when stunned by Storm Hammer. Can also be used to burst him down with heavy magic damage as a follow up.
Lets you survive and never get bursted by Sven's right clicks when stunned by Storm Hammer.
Gives you an instant lockdown against Sven and burst him down with a possible chain stun before he can impact fights or stun you with Storm Hammer to get away.
Gives armor to your team and buildings to take less damage from Sven's right clicks to nullify his kill and push potential.
Provides tankiness with armor and lets you reduce Sven's attack speed and movement speed with the Arctic Blast active.
Gives you armor and evasion to defend yourself against Sven's right clicks with the tankiness and miss chance.
Helps slow down Sven with right clicks as well as lower the lifesteal from Mask of Madness and Satanic, which are common purchases for him.
Bad with...
...based on stats [7.38c]
| Hero | Change in Win Rate ▲ |
|---|---|
-6.5% | |
-5.7% | |
-4.5% | |
-4.4% | |
-4.2% | |
-4.2% | |
-3.7% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.4% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.3% | |
-3.1% | |
-3.0% | |
-3.0% | |
-3.0% |
